Rail-splice.



DEMONT GARYL.

BAIL sPLIoB Arruoulox rum) Nov; 1, 190s..

Patented 0011.5, 1909.

Specification o 1 filed November f Letters Patent.

7, mes.

Tintenwelt @41115, E969.

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invented new 21ml xillplic'es. of ithnlion.

n inproveinent i l tienlnrly (lirec'tetl to if.' in ziholntely rieiel ruil ends, Whinh nntetl to prevent the hefnreent invention of n ruil Spline inrlnilin.;r Pg-net? to underlie the ruil n *."rliieh eonihined zang-le platten to .he Ser'rnretl Ato the rzxil ends nml enhstnntinl hearing on 'i-:l heee plate. ill he described in the fol- `on. reference being had 'o the neoonnnnying drawings,

Vzition lillnel plicntion C'l' transit/erh Se@ l .'1 reel .torni or the invenl e hose platte of thai-1nspliee, -T t' nniorzn thickness nndhm'ing a Qlnpting the plate. to he Supported @on *""fo "in tiers, as :rnd n Width extiene' f o' the rails. .tntliwl edges of the plate the in entleert nrt a "wie :intl preferulily .rige ot the pluto. 4 l, L 7 E T :erm-leo o); rolling, tno .n t "zn or tle'ienlling ne l ently cnt to form the ich plate inclnclee'e-= uninterrupted lower snrinres ot' the linee pluie ."or (fontznft with the lies. while in the event the hase philo@ nre rust l prefer to forni the trim@ nl4 :is shown nnfl :ileo the in'nee ril# .(5.

ln eonneeiion with the nase pluto l l nie Whnt l terni :ingle plates which :1re approximately equal in length with tlwl hase pluie and shaped to prm'ide portione 8 to hem.' against the wehe of the rails and :mgnlxr `yqomiona E) to beur against the basge flanges ot' the rails. Beyond the portions' the :ingle planes include a section l0, which `torinal un extension of the portions 9 and is so shaped on its lower leurfnee as to beur l0 off' the angle platenY will set within the "flanges 3 and ft o the hase plate and hear throughout their 'lengths directly on the upper surface of the base plate. Bolts l1 are arranged to secure the angle plates to the rails in the usual manner, While bolts l2 are adapted to pass through the sections l0 of the respective angle plates and engage suitable openings in the base plate. It is, of Course, understood that any lesiretl ninnher bolt openings may he 'formed in either part and this particular construction forms no mateinl feature of the present invention its i contemplate the use ot' that ninnher of holte which W1 he most ell'eetive in resieting `nin whieh the parte are snhjectecl parntivelj." lm nee `which beurs directly upon :intl contacts throughouttS length und width with the upper thinge lsurface of the buse plate7 so that with the angle. plates in position n rigid :nul substantial hein-ing' is provided. whereby to maint-nin the meetingends ot the rails fixed againstany independent movement tending to move than out of nlinenient.

eng'th ofthe throughout its length and Width on the bz'lse ,ends and beur upon said buse. fia

ha?. has@ plate engngng pnl-tions or" the angle mil splcff; ncuding bzw@ plaie, angl@ thc ends ujf the angle plaes are adapted t0 y .Mus adnped to be cmmeced wxh th@ benl', alud bds@ plate be 11g formed Wlh ,udxmlly extending smced truss ribs anglo gntc havin@ baie plaie mlgug xg p01- depending' 5mm its lower Surface. {iom- Uit a. thlckuc xceodmg :my other poljln testuuony whoreo l nfhx my signature 20 f in presence of U'wo Wxlegses.

DE MONT CRYL.

z; 1e (he 'Wl t1 xesSes: xth U". F. LQUGHLEN, 

